I'm sure that's the case sometimes, but a lot of these do seem genuinely baffled and hurt; I think the translation might be "I not only did everything I was told to do, but was Gifted At It™, why do I have six figure debt and nothing else impressive to tell people I meet?"
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Yes. This sounds correct.
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It’s like a version of the Travails of Growing Up a Very Pretty Girl. See she felt isolated, experienced jealousy, and constantly heard how damn pretty she was instead of being encouraged to develop ALL of her self, blah blah blah. Maybe true? Sure. But no one wants to hear it.
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I get it. I'm that talented kid who was told he could do anything, and after high school I found out it was all really hard. Nobody prepared me for that and it set me back very badly. But now I'm a plumber and I'm doing great.
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The Participation Trophy mentality still affects those would grew up under it. Even then, kids were classified by ability and a lot of "gifted" children were only encouraged/permitted to do things they were good at. When they finally encountered work that didn't come naturally,
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they had no idea how to react. Meanwhile, they see other "gifted" people (in reality a mixture and combination of talented and hard-working) excelling, and don't understand the difference between themselves and those who excel.
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Playing sports is a good antidote to keep you humble. Being smart is a leg up, but you still have to do the work, and even then, some freak of nature will still blow by you and dunk in your face.
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Humble bragging.
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